What is a Cleavage Furrow

Question

What is a cleavage furrow?
A)a ring of vesicles forming a cell plate
B)the separation of divided prokaryotes
C)a groove in the plasma membrane between daughter nuclei
D)the metaphase plate where chromosomes attach to the spindle
E)the space that is created between two chromatids during anaphase

Accepted Answer

A cleavage furrow is a groove that forms in the plasma membrane between the two daughter nuclei during cell division (cytokinesis) in animal cells. It is formed by the contraction of a ring of actin and myosin filaments, which pull the membrane inward and create the furrow. The furrow deepens until it meets at the center and separates the two daughter cells.